Please Help installing driver for a kodak printer

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Hello OpenSuSE community.
Today I am writing hoping someone would help me to figure out how to install the driver for the printer my family receive as christmas gif.

The model is a Kodak ESP-C130
I downloaded the software from this site CUPS driver for Kodak ESP 5xxx AiO - Browse Files at SourceForge.net
and the file is c2esp23.tar.gz
I extracted the file then I cd to it and typed ./configure, however I got

/Downloads/c2esp23> sudo ./configure
root's password:
sudo: ./configure: command not found

I did make and I got

/Downloads/c2esp23> make
#
# Compile Dependencies...
#
      ***
      *** Error: cc is not installed!
      ***
      *** Install Software Development (gcc) package
      ***
make: *** [all-test] Error 1

So I would like somebody please guide me on how to install this software, I will appreciate it.
I am using OpenSuSE 12.1, 64bit
Thank you

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On 2011-12-29 00:46, Ben0074 wrote:
> So I would like somebody please guide me on how to install this
> software, I will appreciate it.

Read the instruction that should have come with the package, first.
Then it is complaining that gcc is not installed, so install it. Obvious, no?

Finally, do not run configure as root. Meaning: no sudo.

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Cheers / Saludos,

Carlos E. R.
(from 11.4 x86_64 “Celadon” at Telcontar)

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You need to install gcc (and possibly some other devel packages).

Use the yast software manager to select ‘Patterns’ view, then install ‘Base Development’ packages. (You may find other requirements when you run make again).

BTW, are you sure that the driver supports your printer model?

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I did installed GCC, I thought OpenSuSE already included a compiler
the instructions included in the directory only says to type make and then type install. I did that before but nothing was happening.
I think I still need to download and install the software from YasT that would allow me to compiled packages, I might need to be point out what these tools are.

My Desktop has Ubuntu in it and that driver worked with the printer. It was easy to install it in the desktop because the developer made a .deb file which is a one click install in Debian base distros.

I appreciate the advices.

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I pass the ./configure, then I pass the # make when I type install I get the following

~/Downloads/c2esp23> sudo install
install: missing file operand
Try `install --help' for more information.

Can somebody please point out what do I need to type besided install.
I will appreciate it.
Thank you!

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I assume you have now completed tha ‘make’ step. Reading the ‘INSTALL’ text file (I donwloaded the tarball you linked to), I read it says

Compile:
	You need to convert the program, written in c, into something your computer can run.
	To compile, you type:
		$ make
	You may get messages suggesting you need to install some package (see the (Optional) Install packages section above)
	You may get some warnings, you can probably ignore those.
	You may get some error messages, if so it's unlikely you can continue.

Install driver,  PPD files, and extra files:
	Various files need to be copied to folders where the system can find them.
	To install, you type:
		$ sudo make install
	The sudo indicates that you want to do some kind of system modification that you would normally be prevented from doing.
	So you get asked for the password the first time you use sudo.

Create printers:
	This is where you tell cups about the new printer.
	Turn the printer on.

So, do the next step…

sudo make install
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Thank you I really appreciate it.
I cant believe I was missing the whole thing.

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No worries. Keep going… :slight_smile: